I’ve Had a Light Bulb Moment!

Have you ever had one? I just got this flash of something I find mostly entertaining, if not a bit intrusive. I realize I spend much too much time on fb. I’ve been looking for something to give up for Lent, and I think I just found it. I think I’ll go back, but I really think I need this break. I just got all indignant over a political post made by a friend. Now I do love this friend, but we disagree on politics. I just find jabs and insinuations on fb so unproductive. When I think about it there are many things about fb I dislike, beyond being a time sucker. I dislike the way teens use it as a way to announce every damn thing….those appropriate and not. They start arguments that should be handled privately. Do I really need to know that a teen girl is pregnant and my golly xxx is the father even if he denies it. I think this fb break will start sooner than the start of lent…..and while I’ll miss some updates like from far away friends and writers I follow, imagine the unfettered time I will have…………..to blog and read blogs, or read the books I love. So what do you think? Sandy I know you are cheering me on……you’ve already left it behind.

Related

12 Responses to “I’ve Had a Light Bulb Moment!”

Great thing to give up. The darn thing is so addicting and I don’t know why. I never feel I can truly be myself on there anyway. However, it is somewhat of a news source to me. I get Facebook updates from my kids’ schools … And reminders. That is pretty cool and I would miss that.

That’s what I decided… if I was going to be on the computer I’d much rather read blogs than umpteen updates on the weather.

I recently heard something that helped push me away from fb. I’ve always felt uncomfortable with having ‘friends’ whom I wouldn’t say hello to if I saw them in person. (Which has happened). I think it cheapens what real friendship should be.

Ok. Enough of my blabbering. And I will admit I haven’t officially deactivated my fb account. But everyday I find myself less and less interested in checking on facebook.

I agree it is a time-sucker and bravo to you for giving it up for Lent and maybe forever…but one thing I made sure not to do is friend kids… maybe it is because I work with them all day…but I also don’t friend people I know would judge my actions…I also freely unfriend people that are mean-spirited. There are even church friends that I steer clear of… Now I am curious who and what politically lit you up? As you know I went thru a similar thing and I chose to unfriend these people… Good Luck!

Trust me, you’re not going to miss it as much as you think. I ‘kicked the habit’ 🙂 a month ago. I think about it occasionally but no signs of reconnecting. I have bits and pieces of thoughts I would put in my FB update which I think I am going to start blogging about. Sort of a random thoughts format. I’ll be watching to see how you make out during lent.

Some day I will keep up better on my favorite blogs.. like yours. Better late than never though right.

I think this sounds like a great idea. I know sometimes I get absorbed in things and don’t realize how much time it’s taking! I haven’t been on facebook for a long time. We changed our email when we moved and I never figured out how to get back in, although I didn’t try real hard. I just didn’t seem to find the time to keep up.

My son spends time on it though.. I try to monitor and so far seems pretty harmless.